Can a non-Chinese have a Chinese first name?

The answer is YES!!!! I have lots of non-chinese friends who have beautiful chinese name! Some are named by their teacher or friends. Or you can also name yourself with things you like, such as dragon '龙',cloud '云', etc. Another way is to translat... read more

I have helped my Mexican friend create his name ,so if u want I can also help u ,or If you decide a name u can also ask me for knowing whether it is a little strange ,because some times ,the Chinese names of some Foreigners are really strange. read more

I’d strongly recommend you do not do any of the following to get a Chinese name: Make one up yourself. Use some sort of auto-generator to create a name. Ask non-native speakers to make one up for you. Ask random people on the Internet to think of one for you. Ask random people on the Internet to “check” your Chinese name. read more

There is no requirement for a Chinese Singaporean to have a Chinese or non-Chinese full name. Like in Hong Kong, Chinese descendants often had both a Chinese AND English first name, yet the family surname remained Chinese. read more